On 10th-12th December 2024, inspectors from Ofsted visited More House for a full inspection of our provision for boarders. The two experienced inspectors, from Ofsted’s Social Care department, inspected the residential arrangements for boarders in the school, as well as examining health & safety, safeguarding, staffing and facilities across the whole school.

 

We are extremely proud of our school, and especially of the experience enjoyed by our boarders. We are delighted that the inspectors highlight our ‘strong sense of community’, characterised by pupils’ ‘respectful and strong relationships with staff and each other’. The inspection team judged that our pupils ‘consistently make excellent progress particularly with their education and independence’, and that ‘staff live and breathe the ethos’ of our school, and are highly invested in the progress of the pupils, knowing our pupils incredibly well.

 

In terms of the single word judgements, still used by Ofsted during the current academic year and by Ofsted’s Social Care teams, the inspection report confirms that More House School continues to justify the highest possible grading, in each element of the inspection: